The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-10-14
For the purpose of electinp

For the purpose OF electing
One person for Governor Of the State of Mary
>, One person for Comptroller OF the Treasury of
of Maryland.
One person for Associate Judge of Third Judi.
cial Circuit of Maryland.
Four persons for members of the House of
Assembly of Maryland.
One person for States Attorney of Hartford
county.
One person for Sheriff of Hartford county.
FIVE persons for County Commissioners of
Hartford county.
Three persons for Judges OF the Orphans
Court for Hartford county.
county.
o The polls VII be opened at o'clock, A. NJ, and
The Returning Judges are required and direct
ed TO make their return on the second day
CThursdayl following the election to the Clerk Of
the Governor of Maryland
Attention is particularly directed to the fol-
sion. 1886, chapter liz:
AN ACT to provide for taking at the general
election to be held in the year eighteen hum
dred and eighty-seyen, the sense of the people
In regard to calling a convention for altering
the constitution, or framing new one, ac-
eor e,g TO me PROVISIONS OF article fourteen,
section two OF the Constitution.
SECrIoN1. BE IL enacted by the General ASsen6lv
q Maryland; That at the general election to be
In November, eighteen hundred and eighty.
seven, at the same places where county and city
elections are now held by law for the election Of
Delegates to the General Assembly, every person
entitled to vote for Delegates to the General AS
semby shall be entitled to vote on the question OF
call of a convention for altering the Constitu.
ton, or framing new one, by expressing in writ
ing or printed form the words For a Convention"
or "A gainsta Convention" as the case may be-,
and in case there shall be any ballots without the
designation above prescribed, the same shall not
be counted for or against convention, but a
separate return shall be made by the Judges Of
Election: and it is hereby provided, that the
Sheriff of the several counties and the sheriff of
Baltimore city shall give notice of the day above
designated for holding said election for call of
convention in the same manner and for the
same time as required for notice of the election
OF s members T OF the General s Assembly,
Judges of Election of this State to receive ac-
curatey count, and duly return the number of
ballots so cast to the several Clerks of the coun-
ties of this State and to the Clerk of the Superior
Court or Baltimore city as the same are now re-
CURED to be returned for the election of Mem
pers OF the House or Delegates, and the several
Clerks aforesaid shall return to the Governor
within ten days after said election the number
of ballots cast for and against the call for con-
vention and the number of ballots without the
designation aforesaid.
SEC. 3. That as soon as the Governor shall re-
ceive the return OF the number of ballots at said
election for and against a convention and for the
number OF ballots without the prescribed desig-
nation. which may be termed blank ballots, 1t
shall be the duty of the Governor to count and
cast up the same, and thereupon make procia-
nation of the result of said count
SEC. 4. That in case of the refusal or neglect
OF any Judge of Election or of any Clerk Of the
Court or any Sheriff aforesaid, to make any of
the returns or to perform any of the duties re-
CURED of them by this act such Judge, Clerk or
sheriff 30 refusing or neglecting shall be liable to
indictment for such offence. and upon conviction
thereof shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor.
and be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than
one thousand dollars and imprisonment in the
Jail OF the county or city where such offence NAV
have been committed for term of not less than
six months.
ADDroyed March 9th 1893